Advancing Affordable Health Innovation for Africa

Improving Lives Through Research, Partnership and Patient Support

The Africa Patient Support Network (APSN) is a South African nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health outcomes across Sub-Saharan Africa through patient support, health education, ethical clinical research, and capacity strengthening.

Our mission is to help ensure that affordable, evidence-based health innovations reach the communities that need them most. We work with researchers, healthcare providers, universities, governments, and development partners to strengthen African-led research and improve access to quality healthcare.

Our Focus

  • Patient Support and Community Health

  • Health Education and Disease Awareness

  • Clinical Research and Innovation

  • Research Capacity Building

  • Ethics, Regulatory Science and Pharmacovigilance

  • Strategic Partnerships Across Africa

Our Vision

An Africa where every person has access to affordable, evidence-based healthcare and where African researchers lead innovations that improve public health.

About us

Who We Are

The Africa Patient Support Network (APSN) is a nonprofit organization committed to improving healthcare through patient-centred programmes, scientific research, and collaborative partnerships.

We believe that sustainable improvements in health require collaboration among patients, healthcare professionals, researchers, governments, regulators, and funding organizations.

Our Mission

To improve health outcomes by supporting patients, strengthening research capacity, promoting ethical clinical research, and advancing affordable health innovations for Africa.

Our Vision

To become a leading African platform for patient support, clinical research, and health innovation.

Our Values

  • Integrity

  • Scientific Excellence

  • Patient-Centred Care

  • Transparency

  • Equity

  • Collaboration

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Our Programmes
Africa Patient Support Network

Advancing African-Led Clinical Research

We bridge global clinical standards with community-rooted trust, building local scientific capacity and ensuring safe, compliant investigational programs across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Our Core Mission

Developing medical innovations directly within Africa, by African scientists, for African patients.

Every investigational program we facilitate prioritizes participant safety, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and absolute regulatory compliance above all else.

A professional collaborative meeting of African clinical researchers and health officials in a bright, modern conference room in Johannesburg, soft natural daylight, shallow depth of field.
A professional collaborative meeting of African clinical researchers and health officials in a bright, modern conference room in Johannesburg, soft natural daylight, shallow depth of field.
Scientific Partnership

Rooted in Clinical Excellence

Our network coordinates with leading African and international universities, ministries of health, and global organizations to build local trial capacity.

We ensure all research programmes proceed only after rigorous ethics approval, regulatory authorization, and institutional clearance.

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Clinical Research Careers

We provide transparent pathways and professional development for the next generation of African clinical trial specialists.

Trial Coordinators

Regulatory Specialists

Liaison Officers

Coordinate GCP-compliant trial sites, manage patient support systems, and ensure absolute compliance with international research standards.

Lead regulatory submissions, navigate complex ethical approval frameworks, and monitor pharmacovigilance protocols across multiple jurisdictions.

Facilitate community engagement, translate scientific protocols for local audiences, and build sustainable clinical research trust.